Suportahan natin ito…
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URDUJA
1st all-digital Filipino full-length animated feature film
11 Years in the making
Urduja is a legendary warrior-princess who is recognized as a heroine in the province of Pangasinan )
URDUJA TRAILER:
BABAE AKO by Regine Velasquez MUSIC VIDEO
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=H8r-Rve5c9Q&feature=related
Produced by Tony Tuviera’s APT Entertainment
featuring the voices of:
- EDDIE GARCIA for "Lakanpati"
- JOHNNY DELGADO for "Wang"
- ALLAN K for "Tarsir"
- MICHAEL V for "Kukut"
- JAY MANALO for "Simakwel"
- EPI QUIZON for "Daisuke"
- RUBY RODRIGUEZ for "Mayumi"
- CESAR MONTANO for "Lim Hang"
and
- MS. REGINE VELASQUEZ
for "Princess Urduja"
COMING TO THEATERS June 18,2008.
Filipinos were known to be top caliber animators that even some - Ralph Fernan (
Chicken Little) - of them have infiltrated some of the most prestigious animation companies like Disney, Marvel,
Warner Brothers
and Hanna Barbera. In fact, some foreign animations were made by
Filipinos, but what hinders Filipinos for making a movie with "Tatak
Pinoy" is due to limited budget. But now, here it is, the first ever
major Filipino Animation. Although
Dayo (see trailer in
Youtube) was the first ever Filipino Full-Length Animation… .
The
movie will be in Tagalog format and the characters are voiced by
Filipino actors themselves and none would be in the least a foreigner:
along in the top lists are Asia ’s songbird Regine Velasquez who lends
her voice to the title role of "Urduja," with Cesar Montano as the male
lead Limhang. Also, Eddie Garcia as Lakanpati, Jay Manalo as Simakwel,
Michael V. as Kukut,Epi Quizon as Daisuke Allan K Tarsir, Ruby
Rodriguez as Mayumi and Johnny Delgado as Wang impart their vocal
talents to give the movie more "color." The animated feature film is
produced by Tony Tuviera’s APT Entertainment with Vic Sotto. The
trailer of the said flick was first shown in the ongoing Metro Manila
Film Festival (MMFF).
What’s more: According to GoodNewsPilipinas. Com, "Movie
columnists and viewers who saw the teaser said the animation of
"Urduja" is very impressive and can be compared to foreign animated
films of Disney or Dreamworks. It only goes to show that we are no
longer behind when it comes to Hollywood animated features because we
have brilliant Filipino animators who can deliver work that is
comparable, if not better, than Hollywood productions."
The
story would focus on one of biggest Filipino legends of the same title.
Urduja (ca. 1350 C.E - 1400 C.E.), is a legendary warrior-princess who
is recognized as a heroine in Pangasinan. A historical reference to
Urduja can be found in the travel account of Ibn Battuta (1304 -
possibly 1368 or 1377 C.E.), a Muslim traveler from Morocco .
Ibn
Battuta described Urduja as the ruler of Kaylukari in the land of
Tawalisi . Ibn Battuta stopped by Tawalisi, which is believed to be
around the Pangasinan coastal town of Sual , on his way to China . Princess Urduja
was described as a daughter of a king named Tawalisi of a land that was
also called Tawalisi. The ruler of Tawalisi, according to Ibn Battuta,
possessed many ships and was a rival of China , which was then ruled by
a Mongol dynasty. Ibn Battuta sailed for 17 days to reach China from
the land of Tawalisi . Urduja will be shown on June 18, 2008 in 120 theaters nationwide.
